Saturday, 21 January 2012

A bilingual can listen to songs in one language whilst reading in the other. A bilingual can watch a sitcom in one language and tweet in another whilst laughing hysterically.Beware of a bilingual! During a conversation in one language with you, s/he may suddenly say things in the other.A bilingual can talk to people on the phone in one language and talk to people in the same room in another at the same time.A bilingual can dream in one language and then abruptly start dreaming in another. (My daughter)A bilingual can visualize numbers in one language and recite them aloud in another.A bilingual likes watching films in their original language. A bilingual has interest for other cultures. (My husband) A bilingual may start a sentence in one language and finish in the other. A bilingual likes listening to the rhythm of other languages even though s/he may not understand them. A bilingual likes the transcendental journey between languages. (Elif Shafak)A bilingual likes the challenge of translating between languages.

Let's dissect the bilingual brains.. Write your daily experience or emotions about being bilingual and I will add to my blog...